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Ford working on climate-controlled frunk

Motor Authority

EV front trunks, or frunks, provide handy storage space, but a recent Ford patent filing points to a way to make them even more useful. The filing in question outlines giving frunks climate control. It was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 19 but originally filed by Ford in 2022—roughly the same.

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Discounts Return as Previous-Year Models Sit

AutoDealer Today

Supply backlog of 2023 vehicles nearly at prepandemic level.

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United Arab Emirates Q1 2024: Nissan Sunny and Patrol on top, local brand Rabdan lands

Best Selling Cars Blog

Rabdan One 74,215 new vehicles were sold in the United Arab Emirates over the first quarter of 2024. Toyota dominates the brands charts with 24.8% share ahead of Nissan at 17.1%. Mitsubishi (7.6%), Hyundai (4%) and Ford (4%) complete the Top 5. MG is up to #7 and Mercedes appears at #10 now that it communicates its overall volume. Notice also Geely (#13), JAC (#16) and Tesla (#17) holding a spot inside the Top 20.

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BYD aims to replace Routemaster with 400-mile EV London bus

Autocar

The BD11 has a battery capacity of 532kWh - the largest of any commercial EV currently available in the UK The new BYD BD11 double-decker bus is tipped to replace London's Routemaster with a range of more than 400 miles and high levels of passenger comfort. Launched today at the London Bus Museum, the Chinese firm's latest electric bus arrives 11 years after it first launched a bus in the UK and shortly after it delivered its 1800th bus here.

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BMW Concept Skytop channels the Z8 with sharp looks, V-8 power

Motor Authority

BMW will use the 2024 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este running this weekend on the shores of Italy's Lake Como to present the Concept Skytop, an open-top two-seater packing a powerful V-8 engine. New model launches are dominated today by electric vehicles, typically in an SUV form factor, but the Concept Skytop reminds us of a not-so-distant past.

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Mercedes-AMG Mythos PureSpeed Is An SL Speedster With An F1 Halo Roof Bar

Carscoops

Mercerdes-AMG PureSpeed roadster unveiled ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix First car from exclusive Mythos series of special cars is limited to 250 units PureSpeed is based on latest SL but incorporates AMG One and F1 design cues like halo rollover bar Mercedes-AMG has revealed the first car in its Mythos series, the PureSpeed. It’s an SL-based roadster that features design cues from F1, including a halo-style rollover protection.

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Lebanon Q1 2024: Toyota Land Cruiser and Nissan Patrol on top

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 18.2% of the Lebanese market over Q1. 6,543 new vehicles hit Lebanese roads over Q1 2024. Toyota tightens its grip over the market and posts a fantastic 40.8% share. It is followed by Nissan at 31.5% vs. just 6.6% over the Full Year 2022. Mitsubishi is in freefall at 8.8% vs. 15.2% with Lexus and Kia rounding out the Top 5.

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GM's working on a clutch for an electric car transmission

Motor Authority

Electric cars don't require multiple gears, but they still have transmissions. And General Motors is working on a way to make them better. A patent filing from the automaker detailing a new type of clutch actuation for EV transmissions recently surfaced. It was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) May 16, 2024, and.

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$70,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom Had A $79,000 Bill From One Service

Carscoops

This silver 2004 Rolls-Royce Phantom is being offered for a pittance, with an asking price of $69,950. Featuring a smooth V12, luxury accommodation, suicide doors, and more, it’s a tempting offer. However, the sales ad reveals that the car underwent $78,913 worth of repairs last year, which should be a red flag for owners who want a bargain. If I can make a bold claim, if you’re reading this website, you’ve likely fantasized about buying a slightly older luxury vehicle for a su

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Europe April 2024: Seat (+63.1%), Volvo (+59%), Toyota (+42.4%) shine in market up 12%

Best Selling Cars Blog

Seat sales surge 63.1% year-on-year in April. Preliminary data from ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 12% year-on-year to 1,080,913 units, partly due to two additional working days. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 6.5% or almost 275,000 sales to 4,476,369. All major Top 5 markets are in positive, with Spain up 23.1%, Germany up 19.8%, France up 10.9%, Italy up 7.5% and UK up 1%.

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Alpine's hydrogen V6 hypercar could make production

Autocar

The Alpenglow recently evolved into the Hy4 concept, bringing it a step closer to a potential production version Sporting brand has 'steps in mind' for making the low-set, technologically advanced concept car a reality Alpine is exploring the possibility of putting the extreme Alpenglow concept into limited production as a road-going supercar with a hydrogen-combustion engine.

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Jaguar marks end of gas-engine era with special F-Pace

Motor Authority

Jaguar is bidding farewell to the internal-combustion engine, as the automaker plans to exclusively sell electric vehicles starting from 2025. None of the current range will remain, including the I-Pace electric crossover. To mark the occasion, Jaguar last week revealed the F-Pace 90th Anniversary Edition, which the automaker confirmed as the.

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Inventory-Management Certification Open to Any Dealer

AutoDealer Today

Available in vAuto Academy, Variable Management Certification designed for dealers to maximize ROI on used vehicles, at no cost.

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China new models April 2024: Xiaomi SU7 and Li L6 land

Best Selling Cars Blog

Xiaomi SU7 Let’s examine the newcomers in the Chinese wholesales charts for April. This month we have 12 new models hitting dealerships, 10 of them Chinese. I keep repeating this but once again this shows the extraordinary rate at which domestic manufacturers launch new models compared with foreign ones. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all 184 active Chinese Brands. 1.

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Electric car chargers out of action as thieves cut cables

Autocar

Many Instavolt chargers have had their cables stolen, with Gridserve also a victim Cables taken for precious metals across UK; Instavolt has suffered 174 thefts from 27 sites Drivers deterred from purchasing an electric car by range anxiety and high list prices can now add another item to their list of worries: public chargers having their cables stolen.

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Lamborghini CEO hesitant to launch electric supercar

Motor Authority

Lamborghini will launch its first electric vehicle in 2028, but it won't be one of the brand's traditional supercars. In an interview with Bloomberg published on Sunday, Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini's CEO, said demand for electric supercars remains nascent, and that Lamborghini plans to take a wait-and-see approach. The automaker is currently.

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Safety First

AutoDealer Today

Selling EVs presents extra responsibility for the dealer and the buyer. You can take it on and help your customers manage risk at home.

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Greece April 2024: Toyota at highest in 2.5 years, Suzuki Vitara best-seller

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Suzuki Vitara is the most popular vehicle in Greece in April. New car sales in Greece deliver their highest year-on-year gain for the year in April at +31.3% to 13,445 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 13.9% to 50,113. The top four carmakers all vastly beat the market. Toyota surges 110.5% year-on-year to 18.8% share, its highest since the 19.7% it hit in August 2021.

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Hot Mini John Cooper Works returns with petrol power

Autocar

Hot bodykit, such as diffuser and roof spoiler, are apparent Golf GTI rival to race at the Nurburgring 24 Hours next weekend, before reveal in autumn The hot new John Cooper Works version of the petrol-powered Mini hatchback has been revealed in camouflaged competition form ahead of its official debut later this year. The overhauled hot hatch is making its first outing at next weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race.

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2024 Ford Shelby Super Snake turns Mustang into $160,000 beast

Motor Authority

For its tuning program for the seventh-generation Ford Mustang, Shelby American decided to start at the top. It unveiled a new generation of the Super Snake in April, offering buyers a track-tuned Mustang with more than 830 hp on tap. The configurator for the 2024 model year is now up on Shelby's website, and reveals a price tag of $159,995 for.

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Calif. Could Require Speed Warnings in New Cars

AutoDealer Today

Bill that’s passed one state legislative house would mandate visual, audible warnings when a car exceeds a speed limit by more than 10 mph.

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Belgium April 2024: Dacia breaks ranking and share records

Best Selling Cars Blog

Dacia ranks #4 in Belgium in April, a record. 39,699 new cars found a buyer in Belgium in April, stable year-on-year (-0.4%). The YTD volume is up 2% to 174,839. This month Volkswagen (+16.1%) reclaims the brands top spot for the first time since last September with 10.6% share. It however remains well below BMW (-6.1%) in the YTD order, trailing by almost 3,000 sales.

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BMW Concept Skytop leaks ahead of official unveiling

Autocar

Shark nose returns, converging around the kidney grille Shark-nosed targa-top coupé hints at potential replacement for 8 Series A promotional video for a new BMW concept car, dubbed the Skytop, has leaked online ahead of its official unveiling. A svelte targa-topped coupé, it appears to preview an eventual replacement for the BMW 8 Series. It retains that car’s long wheelbase and swooping silhouette, but introduces several new design cues, with more clearly defined body lines and slim LED lights

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Rivian explores a potential deployable roof-top canopy

Motor Authority

Rivian could add a deployable roof-top canopy to the list of accessories for its EVs, if a recent patent filing is any indication. The automaker filed a patent application titled "Canopy with Deployable Structure" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in early 2023; that application was published by the USPTO on May 14.

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CarNow Joins Amazon Network

AutoDealer Today

Says becoming web services partner will enhance auto dealership operations software through Amazon's generative AI tools.

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China imports April 2024: Lexus ES distant leader, Range Rover up to #5

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Range Rover hits a record ranking in April. Sales of new imported cars in China drop -11.4% year-on-year in April to 50,887 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -8.3% to 212,089. Imports are now dwarfed by exports which passes the 500,000 monthly unit mark for the first time in April at 504,000 (+13%). Lexus (+48.7%) goes completely against the negative market and surges 48.7% year-on-year to over 14,000 units.

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Kia EV3 revealed as sub-£30k electric SUV with 373-mile range

Autocar

Kia is targeting the Volvo EX30, Cupra Born and Renault Mégane E-Tech as rivals Bespoke electric car is slightly shorter than a Kia Niro but packs a wheelbase longer than the Sportage's The new Kia EV3 will bring ‘flagship’ technology from larger bespoke electric models to the compact SUV segment, according to the firm – with European versions offering a range of more than 370 miles.

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Kia EV3 is a tiny EV with a big range, fast-charging speed

Motor Authority

Kia on Thursday took the covers off the striking yet small EV3 subcompact crossover. It's the production version of a concept of the same name shown last fall, and the show car's lines have been transferred faithfully onto the production model that's set to start sales in Korea in July. A European launch will follow in the second half of the year.

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A car’s service records don’t matter

Machines with Souls

A reader asks if having a car's service records matters. The answer is more complex than you might think. The post A car’s service records don’t matter appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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Syria Q1 2024: Hyundai Mighty tops dead market

Best Selling Cars Blog

Hyundai Mighty The Syrian new vehicle market is virtually dead in 2024 with just 29 sales in the first three months of the year. The Hyundai Mighty ranks first above the Hyundai H1-Starex and Hyundai HR Truck, and that’s it! Full Q1 2024 Top 3 All models ranking below.

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Mercedes-AMG GT

Autocar

Second-generation of AMG's flagship super sports car gets four seats and four-wheel drive Confirmation bias must be something that car-makers account for when they’re doing their market research - mustn’t it? In press material - for cars like this new Mercedes-AMG GT sports car, and so many others - the feedback of owners of the outgoing model is treated with gospel reverence.

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2025 Nissan Murano spied for first time

Motor Authority

Nissan plans to launch seven new vehicles in the U.S. over the next three years, and among them will be a redesigned Murano, a prototype for which has been spotted for the first time. Set to debut later this year, likely as a 2025 model, the new Murano will bring a sleek, almost coupe-like design not unlike Nissan's Chill-Out concept from a few.

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Finding Value on Wheels: A Buyer’s Guide to Used Cargo Vans

3 Brothers Autosale

There’s something distinctly practical yet wonderfully underappreciated about a used cargo van. It’s the sturdy workhorse of the entrepreneurial spirit, a tangible asset in the fleet of small businesses and large enterprises alike. Choosing the right used cargo van is a pivotal business decision. This guide is about finding the right cargo van and discovering a cornerstone for your business’s logistical needs.

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Singapore April 2024: BYD equals share record at 17.6%, sales up 58%

Best Selling Cars Blog

BYD sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in April. The Singaporean new car market rallies back up 58% year-on-year in April to 3,452 units, the best April result since 2021. The year-to-date tally is now up 33.8% to 11,614. Toyota (+51.5%) advances to 19.8% share vs. 17.2% so far this year, but the hero of the month is once again Chinese BYD (+402.5%) up 5-fold year-on-year to a record-equalling 17.6% share.

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Mercedes SL spawns radical F1-inspired Purespeed speedster

Autocar

Hardcore debut model from Merc's new Mythos luxury brand gets an F1 halo and motorsport-inspired livery Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the Purespeed concept, a first look at the introductory entry in its upcoming line of limited-volume Mythos models. A prelude to the first car in the range, it is a two-seat speedster based on the SL roadster which swaps a conventional windscreen for an F1-inspired halo.

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Lamborghini Urus recalled because hood could detach at high speeds

Motor Authority

Lamborghini has issued a recall of its Urus SUV due to the chance of the hood either partially or fully detaching at high speeds. The recall affects certain Urus SUVs from the 2023 and 2024 model years, and includes both the standard Urus S and more hardcore Urus Performante. There are approximately 2,133 vehicles affected in the U.S. According to.

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List of Safe Vehicles for Teens Recommended

AutoDealer Today

IIHS, Consumer Reports suggest used and new models with top safety ratings and less room for error, dangerous driving.

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